I am an emeritus professor from Cornell University and was a Commissioned Lay Preacher in the Presbyterian Church (USA). For many years I have followed the Daily Lectionary as printed in the Mission Yearbook of my church. For each day of a two-year cycle, the lectionary lists four psalms and three other scriptural passages--usually one from the Old Testament and two from the New Testament. My practice is to copy down a verse or two from one of the psalms and from each of the other three passages. After I have written out all four selections, I reflect upon them, rearrange their order, and incorporate them into a meditation. Sometimes I retain much of the original wording; sometimes all that remains of a selection is an idea that was stimulated when I read the original words. All selections are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. For the Daily Lectionary, see the link below.

On Account of Your Name--Feb. 19, 2020


You know us, Jesus, better than we know you.
You know we do not walk blamelessly,
nor constantly do what is right,
nor always speak the truth—
not even to our family.
You are our witness.

Forgive our sin, Lord,
on account of your name.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 15; 147:1-11; 48; 4
Gen. 31:25-50
1 John 2:12-17
John 10:1-18

Selected Verses
Ps. 15:1-2
O LORD, who may abide in your tent?
          Who may dwell on your holy hill?
Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right,
          and speak the truth from their heart…

Gen. 31: 50
“…If you ill-treat my daughters, or if you take wives in addition to my daughters, though no one else is with us, remember that God is witness between you and me.”  [Laban, to Jacob]

1 John 2:12
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name. 

John 10:14
“…I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me…”  [Jesus, to his disciples]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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